Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 70 to 140 billion gallons of water are used to fracture 35,000 wells in the United States each year. This is approximately the annual water consumption of 40 to 80 cities each with a population of 50,000. Fracture treatments incoalbed methane wells use from 50,000 to 350,000 gallons of water per well, while deeper horizontal shale wells can use anywhere from 2 to 10 million gallons of water to fracture a single well. The extraction of so much water for fracking has raised concerns about the ecological impacts to aquatic resources, as well asdewatering of drinking water aquifers. It has been estimated that the transportation of a million gallons of water (fresh or waste water) requires 200 truck trips.
The diets of today’s Americans exceed the amount of calories humans should consume, yet greatly lack in nutrition. Humans have roamed the earth for several millenniums; for the vast majority of that time, we ate only natural occurring substances which weren’t plentiful in quantity, but contained much more nutrition than the majority of today’s foods. Humans have developed the ability to live everywhere in the world which resulted in a great variety of diets. People in the arctic ate primarily animal fat and muscle, while people in warmer environments were more exposed to fruits and vegetables; either way they were lean and healthy. Our diets today primarily consist of processed foods which have only existed for not even half a century.
At 40 per cent of the reserves, water restrictions will be reduced to level 3 which is 170 liters per person per day. However, communities want more. Why should Brisbane use more water than they need when the residents already have proven that they are perfectly capable living with water
The Public Health Director assesses the needs of special populations. Finding out who has special needs such as the geriatric population, those on medical equipment that require electricity, and those who need their medications must be done as soon as possible. Assessing the condition of the water treatment facilities is another job this person does. Flooding can cause contamination to the water facilities and any private wells. Contaminated water can lead to illnesses in those who drink it.
We are losing more and more water. Water is the one of the most essential elements known to life. Without it, there wouldn’t be any. It is estimated that California has only enough water in storage for the next 12 to 18 months. 60 percent of our water supply comes from the snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, providing drinking water for 22 million people and over 600,000 acres of farmland.
The U.S. produces almost double than what japan produces. I’m not too sure on what the number of Japan is but they are more populated than the U.S. and the U.S. still produces more. There was no proof when the United States first became number one, only because no one was there to keep statistics. In the 1920 the economic growth was rapid because of electricity, telephones, appliances and indoor plumbing took place. The fact that all of these things had taken place in the 1920, the United States needed to find ways to keep it going over the years.
Every organization, be it small or large, experiences some type of business risk. A well-prepared organization can anticipate risks, however not all risks are foreseeable. It is therefore beneficial for an organization to determine the weaknesses and threats that they may experience. In the health care industry, it is especially important as the environment is constantly changing, with complete reform becoming a strong possibility. Minimizing the weaknesses and threats of the wellness program that is to be created, is of the utmost importance.
One way is to have a role of global media coverage that will handle the information about the contaminated water in the area towns. The one effect of the globalization of communication is that reports from the media about the crisis situation can make the government react to the outcome of the media coverage. The way in which the media has to put information out to the public has become an issue of importance itself (Ale, Kersten, Voort, Vos, & Zoeteman, 2010). My team and I can deny any of the false information that the media is putting out, and provide accurate information, which would help keep the public from panicking. These technologies can be used to improve the communication with my team and increase the public trust that the situation is getting
Age-Twenty-One Drinking Laws Protect Youth Table of Contents: Further Readings | View Multimedia File(s) "Since '21' became the law of our land, an estimated 20,000 lives have been saved." In the following viewpoint, Wendy J. Hamilton insists that the U.S. age-twenty-one drinking law has saved thousands of lives. According to Hamilton, almost every state has seen a decrease in teenage driving fatalities since the law went into effect. In addition, she says, many drownings, burns, assaults, and other serious injuries have been prevented. She believes that the country should devote more resources to strengthening enforcement of this lifesaving law.
This has required fisheries to develop management plans in order to prevent overfishing. Certain other nations that have signed this treaty are also allowed to fish in US waters under the same agreements. In 2003, the Pew Oceans Commission called for further reform of these laws in order to protect marine ecosystems (Castro & Huber, 2008). It discussed not only fishing, but the degradation of marine habitats. The by-catch and pollution must also be monitored.